GREAT    偉大偉

BIG in IMPORTANCE OR REPUTATION.
CONSIDERABLESUBSTANTIALSIGNIFICANTAPPRECIABLESPECIALSERIOUSEXCEPTIONALEXTRAORDINARYLARGEBIGEXTENSIVEEXPANSIVEBROADWIDESIZABLEAMPLEVASTIMMENSEHUGEENORMOUSMASSIVEINFORMAL HUMONGOUSWHOPPINGGINORMOUSEMINENTIMPORTANTDISTINGUISHEDILLUSTRIOUSCELEBRATEDHONOREDACCLAIMEDADMIREDESTEEMEDREVEREDRENOWNEDNOTABLEFAMOUSFAMEDWELL-KNOWNLEADINGTOPMAJORPRINCIPALFIRST-RATEMATCHLESSPEERLESSSTAR
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most general word for awe-inspiring greatness and significance is wěi 偉 (ant. 眇 / 渺 "trifling"). 2. Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size. 3. Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細 ) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT 4. Hóng 鴻 refers to greatness as essentially linked to immense size. 5 Kǒng 孔 is an archaic word referring to immensity, numerousness as well as remarkable intensity of something.
Modern Chinese Criteria
偉大 偉 鴻 弘 丕 壯 高大 宏大 遠大 巨大 宏偉 英雄 光輝 皇皇 赫赫 了不起 驚天動地 頂天立地 震古爍今 補天浴日 光前裕後 光焰萬丈 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • TENUOUSUNIMPORTANT BECAUSE LACKING BIGNESS, REALITY, OR HIGH DEGREE.
  • LITTLESMALL in QUANTITY of a SUBSTANCE.
  • SMALLLACK BIGNESS IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN.
Hypernym
  • BIG　OF INTENSE SIZE OR DEGREE IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN. (anc: 7/0, child: 15)
  • SIZE　QUANTITY of a DIMENSION. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • QUANTITY　DEGREE of being MANY OR FEW that CAN be MEASURED OR COUNTED. (anc: 5/0, child: 3)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 12.55

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 183

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.338:225

    VASTE.GRAND

    • Words (20 items)

    大  dà OC: daads MC: dɑi 105 Attributions

    Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 細/ORDINARY Xì 細 (ant. kuí 魁 "great, towering") refers to ordinariness as absence of real power or significance.
    • Epithet: 王/RULER Wáng 王(contrast bà 霸 "hegemon basing his role on power rather than moral authority") refers specifically to someone who is enfeoffed as a formal ruler of what counts as a state in ancient China.
    • Epithet: 臣/MINISTER The general word for a government minister at any level and of any kind is chén 臣, generically rén chén 人臣.
    • Contrast: 弘/GREAT Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT
    • Contrast: 弘/GREAT Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT
    • Contrast: 洪/BIG Hóng 洪 refers to the size of water masses, and the word is often used in metaphorical senses.
    • Assoc: 重/INTENSELY Zhòng 重 freely refers to an impressive intensity beyond expectation of both positive or negative qualities or actions.
    • Assoc: 弘/GREAT Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT

      Syntactic words
    • nabfeaturethe feature of greatness; one's greatness; one's great power
    • v[adNab]countedwhat is great, the significant one
    • vadNby authorityauthoritativeCH
    • vadNfigurativesuperior; large-scale, great; overall (not partial or small-minded); fundamental; of a higher order
    • vadNnegativemodifying a pejorative noun: great (thief etc)CH
    • vadNnon-restrictive大秦"great Qin" (not: of the Qins the great one): great, powerfulCH
    • vadNsuperlativethe greatestLZ
    • vadVfigurativeOBI: on a large scale; to a large audience
    • vibe great, be powerful; be substantial; be significant;
    • vi2gradedbe great, be large-minded; have a large perspective on things
    • vigradedbe (the) greater 彌大LZ
    • viinchoativebecome great
    • vt(+prep+N)stativebe greater than the contextually determinate N
    • vt+prep+Ngradedbe greater than 甚大於　"be very much greater than"
    • vtoNcausativemake greatLZ
    • vtoNputativeconsider to be greatCH
    巨  jù OC: ɡaʔ MC: gi̯ɤ 8 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabgreatnessLZ
    • vadNimposing, great
    • vadNironicoutrageously powerfulCH
    • vadVin a great mannerLZ
    偉  wěi OC: ɢulʔ MC: ɦɨi 6 Attributions

    The most general word for awe-inspiring greatness and significance is wěi 偉 (ant. 眇/渺 "trifling").

      Syntactic words
    • vadNtremendous; extraordinary
    • viZHUANG: immense, tremendous, extraordinary
    弘  hóng OC: ɡʷɯɯŋ MC: ɦəŋ 4 Attributions

    Hóng 弘 and jù 巨 (ant. xì 細) are stylistically marked strong words to use for the greatness of something. See IMPORTANT

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 大/GREAT Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size.
    • Contrast: 大/GREAT Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size.
    • Assoc: 大/GREAT Dà 大 (ant. xiǎo 小 "insignificant") is often used to refer to generally recognised awe-inspiring status (for example of a king etc) rather than mere size.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNfigurativegreat; grand
    • vifigurativebe magnanimous; have moral weight; German: Format haben
    • vtoNcausativedevelop (something) fully so that it becomes great and significant
    鴻  hóng OC: ɡooŋ MC: ɦuŋ 3 Attributions

    Hóng 鴻 refers to greatness as essentially linked to immense size.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 細/SMALL Xì 細 (ant. jù 巨 "enormous") is sometimes used to refer to something being small or of slight importance. See TENUOUS
    • Epithet: 才 / 材/TALENT The standard word for an unusual promising ability to perform important future tasks of any kind is cái 才／材, and the talents referred to by this word do not need to be of a "higher" kind.
    • Assoc: 深 / 深/DEEP The dominant current general word for anything deep in any sense is shēn 深 (ant. qiǎn 淺"shallow").

      Syntactic words
    • vadNlarge, profuse, immense (primarily of water)
    • vibe immense
    元  yuán OC: ŋɡon MC: ŋi̯ɐn 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadNgreat; powerful; senior
    聖  shèng OC: qhljeŋs MC: ɕiɛŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadN(made great by the presence of ancient sages>) great, hallowed
    • vibe sacred?, be hallowed
    弘大  hóng dà OC: ɡʷɯɯŋ daads MC: ɦəŋ dɑi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNvery great
    • VPibe very great
    景  jǐng OC: kraŋʔ MC: kɣaŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNgreat and illustrious
    • vadNbig, abundantLZ
    • vipoetic, rare: great and illustrious
    訏  xū OC: qhʷla MC: hi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNfigurativegreat; broad; grand
    豪  háo OC: ɡoow MC: ɦɑu 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 士/GENTLEMAN The current general term for a person of a certain social standing is shì 士 and this word often connotes specifically a certain level of education, particularly literacy. See INTELLECTUAL.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNleading; impressive; great [note that this seems to be limited to adjectival function]
    • viinchoativebecome really impressive; become greatCH
    顒  yóng OC: ŋoŋ MC: ŋi̯oŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vibe great; large; grand; majestic
    浩然  hào rán OC: ɡuuʔ njen MC: ɦɑu ȵiɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiintensitive'flood-like'; great; vast and powerful
    俊  jùn OC: skluns MC: tsʷin
    雋  juàn OC: dzonʔ MC: dziɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nadNoutstanding; heroic; great; eminent
    • v[adN]great masterpiecesCH
    • vibe eminent; be preeminent; be imposing
    倬  zhuō OC: rteewɡ MC: ʈɣɔk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vibe great; splendid; large
    冢  zhǒng MC: trjowngX OC: toŋʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNDZD 5 distinguished; greatCH
    夷  yí MC: yij OC: li 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vigradedgrand, imposing; impressiveCH
    孔  kǒng OC: khooŋʔ MC: khuŋ 1 Attribution

    Kǒng 孔 is an archaic word referring to immensity, numerousness as well as remarkable intensity of something.

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 德/VIRTUE The current general term for salient features and principles of charismatic moral integrity and generosity is dé 德, when used as a term of ethical evalutation; but this word has many other philosophically important meanings.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNgreat (virtue etc)
    • vigreat, vastVK
    泰  tài OC: thaads MC: thɑi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNgreat
    太  tài OC: thaads MC: thɑi 0 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 一/ONE The general word for one is yī 一.

      Syntactic words
    • vadN